In Colorado want to ban the sale of smartphones to children

Father of Colorado seeks to ban the sale of smartphones to children under the age of 13 in his state after he witnessed the addiction of his young sons to the technology.

"I took the mobile from one of my sons. And it was a pretty dramatic scene," said Dr. Timothy George. Farnum, father of 5 children, who is an anesthesiologist by training. He said that he is worried about the loss of interest in children towards the street or other interests, as well as Farnum investigated the potentially harmful effects of excessive technology use.

In February Farnum and some medical colleagues have created an organization called "Parents against smartphones for minors." They started the campaign for the vote in March, the purpose of which was to prohibit the sale of smartphones any child under the age of 13 or someone who wanted to provide the device to face at this age.

Our application requires about 150 thousand signatures to get a ballot Initiative in Colorado, said Farnum. It would require retailers asked the client's age or the age of the alleged principal owner of the smartphone sales in accordance with the original statement on the financial impact.

Retailers will also have to submit a monthly report to the State Department of revenue, which indicates whether the type sold phone a smartphone or cell phone and how old the owner was at the time of purchase, the statement said. Then the Department of revenue will create a portal to investigate these reports, and any fees and fines from the seller. The first violation will result in written warning, second violation will have a penalty of $500, and the penalty will double for each subsequent breach.

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